Biodiversity And Classification

Question 1

Biodiversity

Answer 1

The number, variety and variablitiy of organisms in a specific area

Question 2

Three types of diversity

Answer 2

Genetic
Species
Ecosystem

Question 3

Genetic diversity

Answer 3

The variability in a gene pool of a community

Question 4

Species diversity

Answer 4

The variety of organisms within a habitat or region

Question 5

Measures of biodiversity

Answer 5

Spatial scales - where things are or where they move to
Temporal scales - the way things change over time

Question 6

Biotic and abiotic

Answer 6

Biotic - living
Abiotic - non-living

Question 7

Biodiversity hotspot

Answer 7

A region with more than 1500 vascular plants or native species that have lost 70% of their species population

Question 8

Taxonomic levels

Answer 8

Domains
Kingdoms
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

Question 9

6 kingdoms

Answer 9

• Animalia
• plantae
• Fungi
• Protista
• Eubacteria
• Archaebacteria

Question 10

Eukaryotes and archaea and bacteria

Answer 10

Eukaryotes - have DNA with a membrane bound cell ; Animalia, plantea, fungi, Protista
Archaea and bacteria - prokaryotes